Game 103: Dodgers answer Arizona Diamondbacks in comeback win.

Andrew Toles

Andrew Toles scores one of the Dodgers’ nine runs in their 9-7 win Friday over the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff photographer)

The Dodgers’ bullpen collapsed in the top of the seventh inning, but the Arizona Diamondbacks were quick to return the favor. The Dodgers won, 9-7, and moved within a game of first place. The photo gallery is here. The box score is here.

Yasiel Puig was the focus of trade rumors Thursday.

Here’s what they were saying after the game:
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Game 94: Dodgers’ offense stalls in another loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Yasiel Puig

Center fielder Yasiel Puig smothers a single by Jake Lamb in the Dodgers’ 6-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. (Getty Images)

The Dodgers scored too little, too late in a 6-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The box score is here.

“Win for Vin” didn’t happen, but at last Yasiel Puig’s shoes were interesting.

Game 93: When 1-for-15 with runners in scoring position doesn’t cut it.

Andrew Toles catch

Dodgers center fielder Andrew Toles makes a leaping catch alongside Yasiel Puig, right, in the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. (Getty Images)

The Dodgers flirted with disaster and lost 2-1 in 12 innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The box score is here.

Trayce Thompson was placed on the 15-day disabled list and Zach Walters was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Game 92: Chris Taylor makes his mark in the desert.

Chris Taylor

The Dodgers acquired Chris Taylor (center) from the Seattle Mariners in June for Zach Lee. (Getty Images)


Chris Taylor had six RBIs, including a grand slam for his first major league home run, in the Dodgers’ 13-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The box score is here.

Andre Ethier‘s fractured right tibia hasn’t completely healed, and the veteran outfielder has no timetable to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Clayton Kershaw might return as early as Thursday against the Washington Nationals.

Game 67: Clayton Kershaw’s win-to-loss ratio is pretty good, too.

Kiké Hernandez left field

Paul Goldschmidt drove in a run against Clayton Kershaw on Wednesday with this single off the top of the left field wall at Chase Field. A video review confirmed it wasn’t a home run. (Getty Images)


A three-run home run by Scott Van Slyke, a typical Clayton Kershaw performance, and a historic save by Kenley Jansen, highlighted a 3-2 Dodgers win in Phoenix. The Dodgers return home for a six-game homestand tomorrow.

The box score is here.

The Dodgers’ focus on defense is working, somehow, and Frankie Montas is at last a candidate to join the Dodgers’ starting rotation.